Costumer



Oct. 18, 1932. L. R. zlFFERER COSTUMER Filed Oct. 6, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 18, 1932. R ZIFFERER 1,883,435

COSTUMER Filed oct. 6, 195o 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented oct. 1s, 1932 UNITED. lSTA'rrfs PATENT: FFCE- Lo'rHan n zrrrnnnn, orcoLUMnIA, PENNsYnveNIAyMABEL c. ZVIFFERER', `HARRY E. CHAMPION, AND H. NELsoN ALBRxGHT, Exncu'rons or SAID LOTHAR n. zrrrnnnn., DEcEAsED, AssIGNoRs 'ro UTILA'rR-EE'PRODUCTSJNC., or NEW Yonx, N. Y., n

I CORPORATION OF IIEN'Ll'SYLVAYNIA.`

` Application leavoctber c, 1930. KVserrano. 486.6712.

This invention relates to a costumer hav-l lng capacity for' the. support of a large num-V ber of hangers together with such articles lof clothing as may be suspended therefrom. It isdesigned to be set up for continuous or intermittent use, and to be'taken apart and folded up when withdrawn from service. A costumer having these characteristics is espe- Acially desirable for the accommodationof coats and wraps on the` occasionof gather ings, ceremonies, par`ties,'etc., at bothifpublicand private places. j

The improvementscharacterizing this invention haveto do with features which lend 'strength'and stability to" a costumer ofthe knock-down type, ready adaptability of cer` tain foldable components -for the support of headware or footwear articles; and facility in the setting'y up or taking down of the costumer when it is to'be placedvin use or put away. Objects, such as these, as well as othi ers which are hereinafter set forth, are attained by my invention, a suggestiveembodiment of which is set forth in the accompanying drawings inthe manner following:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the costumerA in its entirety;

Fig. -2 is a similar view of the costumerV tOp unit with the parts collapsed or folded uPOIl each other; y l

Fig. 3 is a detail in enlarged'vertical sec-V tion showing the cap yassembly at Vthe upper extremity of the` costumer;

Fig. 4 is a top plan viewof the costumer; Fig. 5 isa detail in vertical section showpoting bars; .v

Fig. 6 is a detail in section on line V6 of Fig.

7Fig. 7 is a detail in vertical'section show-A ing one -form Vof connection between the top and bottom units of thefcostumer; and

"Fig 8 is a vertical sectional view through Va supporting bar of modified construction.

The costumer herein shownutilizes atubular vertical stand composed of two (or more)` connected sections 9 and 10 forming top and bottom units respectively.- l Fitted partly within the connectingend'of one jvsection, as v9, Vis asleevefll locked in place as by -a cross* inO the' connection between the head 'and'sup,-

pin 12A (see'Fig. 7). 1A shoulder 13 extended laterally from the sleeve overlies the proxi-` mate end of the tubular section wherein the sleeve is secured. The remaining portion of the sleeve extends ybeyond the tube end for ittingwithinthe other tubular section, as

`10.A I provide a non-rotatable connection be' tween'the sleeve andlatter tube and'this may consist of a vpin or screw zllanchored in the sleeve having` its projecting end lying within'an elongated slot lwhich opens outV l at the end ofy the tubular section 10. This construction, most clearly shown in Fig. 7, e

issuggestive of one which will meet the .pur-y poses of my'invention. Y

The bottom unit of the costumer is pro. vided with a supporting base of Vsome sort,

preferably one of afolding or collapsible character, as shown in Fig. 1. This may take kthe formofthree folding legs 16, each having its upper end pivoted at 17 to a collar 18 which is v'slidably fitted on to the lower tubular section of the stand. This collar may be locked in either its upper orlower extreme position as by means of a set-screw 19. The lowerfposition may be determined by -a stop 20. l'Link connections 21 extend from'a collar 22 having a Xed mountingadjacent the bottom? end of the stand to a point interniediatelyof each leg to which they'are pivotally joined as at 23. By providing a slot 24eXtending from each pivotal connection 23 close tojthe lowerl end of the leg, the several links may be accommodated within the legs `when the latter are folded to a position'parallel Withthe stand.` In executing this movement the lock 19 is Ain released position per mitting the collar 18 to slide upwardly as l lie alongside of the stand whereby a minimum of space is required for its storage.

The tubular section forming the upper stand unit supports at its top a head 30 from which is upwardly extended a rod 31r which is preferably of reduced diameter and screwthreaded at its upper end to support thereon abellshapedcap 32. A Vshoulder '33 is formed at the llower end of this threaded ertreinity `with. which is engaged, by -a screw# threaded connection, a hub 34 which is provided interiorly of the cap for bearing down upon the shoulder. This hub also extends laterally beyond the shoulder to provide a stop, as will be presently pointed out. A

lock nut 35 may be applied over the endl ofV the rod in scre-wfthreaded relation therewith, and I lmay associate with this nut a plate 36 carrying any desiredornamentation.

Slidably mounted on the rod is a collar 40 to which are pivotally joined asat 41 a plurality of arms 42 each adapted to extend through an opening 43 inthe cap. The free end of eachk arm may be laterally turned to carryV a knob 44. The arms when extended outwardly as shown in Figs. land 3 provide supports for hats and other like articles. In this yposition of distension, the arms tend to remain due to their outer, ends overbalancing the joined. Due to thek collar striking against the end of the hub 34 which acts as a stop therefor, lthe lateral position of the arms is definitely fixed. If theV latter be pulled downwardly, however, as shown. in. Fig. 2, the arms will be drawn in to lie substantially parallel with each other and the rod 31,'the knobs tet then resting upon `the exterior of the cap to limit thedownward movement of the collar. j i

'The rack just described lmay be variously positioned or duplicated on the costumer stand, as indicated plainly in Fig. 11. A second rackof like construction and characteristics is shown as arranged in a lower posi-V tion where it may serve admirably as `a support for footwear. Obviously the 'location or number of such racks having folding arms as described isa matter of choice with the designer. I I Y The head 30 is formed with a shouldered body which 'is fitted within the upper end of the upper ltubular section 9 where it may be locked in place-as by a cross pin 51 (see 5). Extending oppositely from the body are shoulders 52,each in the form of an arch or inverted U with depending sides 53. Openslots 54 extendinwardly from opposite ends ofthe shoulders along their tops for a purpose which will lpresently appear. Slidingly mounted upon the upper tubular section `of the stand is a collar 55 from which extend opposite lugs 56 the upper ,port-ions.

of'which are received withinslots 57 of plugs '.58innnovably' mount-ed adjacent the inner weight of the collar 40 to which they areY connected, at 63, va link 64 having its lopposite end joined pivotal-ly with the -ca-p 32, as at 65. The two links cooperate with the outer bar ends to support the same laterally and in alignment'with each other, as shown lbest in'Fig. 1. By reference to Fig. 8, it will be ,noted that the lear 62 of each plug is extended upwardly -through a slot 66 adjacent the barend whereby to engage with the slot Lend in providingr support for the-bar when a load, considerable or otherwise, is sustained thereby. Y i K The construction herein described is such that the two supporting bars 59 may be co1- lapsed or folded relative to the stand by a downward pull of the collar 55. 'The parts will then be krelated as shown'vin Fig. V2. l/Vhen re-positioned in thel relationship indicated in Fig. 1, the two bars will be aligned horizontally on opposite sides Yof the stand so as to provide a support from which a plu rality of hangers 67 may be slidab'ly depended. j

. There are several features embodied vin the present construction which contribute measurably to its strength, stability, etc. Amon such points -I would-have it noted that'thetwo supporting bars which are adapted t0 extend oppositely from the stand, are aligned with two of the lbearing points of the base. This is Villustrated in. Fig. 4 where I have show-n most. clearly the three point base support formed by the legs 16. The bars vare aligned with two of such points to receive the benefit of the maximum spread of the parts forming the base. vThis is of importance Ibecause the load, sustained by the vtwo hanger bars, is ordinarily never perfectly balanced, thereby setting up a tendency for the entire stand to topple in the direction of that bar which is most heavily loaded. Afny such'deviatfion from the vertical is resisted most -effectivel byaligning the hanger bars with two -of the bearing points of the base, as alreadypointed out.

This positioning of the hanger bars rela.- tive to a multiple point base'supportis assured by the provision of suc-h fparts `as are embodied in the structure described. -F or instance, the vhead 30 is pin-locked to the upper tubular'section 91s@ as to maintain the two arched shoulders52 always -in a definitely iixed position relative thereto, thereby guiding and holding the hanger bars in the same xed lposition when lthey are swung into horizontal positionfas shown in Figs. 1 and 5.

Also the upper and lower tubular sectionsof the stand are locked in a xed rotativerelationship as by the pin 14 in cooperation with the slot l5, thereby assuring a disposition of the legs at the base in accordance with the link and bar, and vice versa. The connection of each link with the outer end ofthe asso,- ciated bar forms also a stop beyond which hangers may not slide in response to the pre'ssure of numerous wraps which may bev hung on the costumer. It is, therefore, possible to load the two bars to capacity without risk of any kind. The hangers of which a number are shown in Fig-1 'may occupy variablek positions throughout the length of each bar,y

and, in fact, may even be depended from the arched shoulders adjacent the rod due to their c size and curvature conforming closely to that of the bars.

The hangers used may be of the conventional type with upwardly extendingA hooks ittng loosely over the supporting bars, or they may be specially formed in case of a modification in the bar construction as suggested, for example, in Fig. 8. Here the bar is provided on its under side with an elongated slot enlarged at 7l adjacent its inner end, and c0- operating therewith is a stem 72 `having at its upper end ahead 7 3 adapted to pass through the slot enlargement but not elsewhere. This stem is upwardlyextended from a hanger (not shown) to support the same from the bar 59. In this construction the 1 several hangers may slide, as required, lengtlr wise of the bar to which they remainconnect-v ed except when pulled back to the starting point at the enlarged end of the slot.

A costumer embodying the features of improvement herein described is sturdy to a degree which will meetall requirements of occasional or continuous service. vDue to the cantilever mounting of the hanger bars with supporting tensionlinks connecting with the stand at a higher point, it is possible to leave clear below the bars a maximum of space for i accommodation of garments or wraps. The

load which such hanger bars are capable ofy whereby theupper surfaces thereof as hanger extensions therefor.

the load is distributed sid-es of the stan`d,and a stop for the collarv carried by the stand extending laterallyy fromV .opposite sides thereof and arched to overlie the proximate ends of the bars when the latter v`i are in-horizontal position, the stop being con# yformed closely to the `associated barends'VV may serve 2.' A costumer in which is combined alstand having a hollow cantilever bar with its under4 side slotted for the major portion of its length and terminating in anenlargementlnear one end of rthebar;l and a hang'erhaving an upL wardly projecting sustaining stem terminatingin an enlargement of aI size small enough ,to entertheenlarged end of the bar slot buti big enoughA to be prevented from passingl through the slot elsewhere, the hangergso in terlocked with the bar being adjustable' for thelength ofL the slot and detachable therefrom onlypwhen kmoved to one'extreme posi-` tiontherein. 'y

3. A costumer in which is combined a stand having a freely slidable collar furnishingpivotal support forthe'inner ends of two `canti-y lever hanger bars the outer ends of which are connected to the stand by tension means, anda combined. stopA and rotative lock associated with the collar against which theinner bar ends are engaged to maintain them positively in alignment in a fixed rotative position rela# tive to the costumer. E-

4. A costumer having a sectional stand withA means for preventing relativey rotation between the sections, a base supporting :the lower section non-rotatably, a headcarried on the c "top sectionV having oppositely extending guides, a collar slidable on the stand to a position adjacent the head, avpair of hanger bars pivoted tothe collar and maintained by the head guides in alignment with each other on, opposite sides of the stand and in fixed rotative position relative thereto, and cantilever supporting connections fork the bars.

5. A costumer having a base supporting a stand on which is carried a cantilever hanger bar with tension means pivotally connecting the outer end thereof to the stand, a collar pivotally connected to the inner bar end and mounted for sliding movement on the stand, a combined stop and guide for the bar affixed tothe stand', and locking means carried by the collar for lsecuring the bar in collapsed or extended positions. o

6. Acostumer in which is comprised a base supporting a stand on which is carried a holllow cantilever bar with plugs secured to Veach end thereof, a tension means forming a cantilever connection between the plug at the outer bar end and a higher point on the support, a

collar slidable on the stand having a pivotal connection With the plug at the inner bar end, and means Afor securing the collar in a selected position Wherebyto determine the angular position of the hanger bar relative tothe stand.

7. A costumer having a stand to Which is aiixed a slotted supporti-ng cap, a collar slidable on the vstand toward and from the cap, a rack arm pivoted to the collar extended loosely through the cap slot and slidably supported thereby either relatively vertically or horizontally, lthe arm Iportion extended beyond the cap, When horizontally disposed overbalanci-ng the' remaining portion Within the cap connected to the collar, and a cantilever bar extended laterally from the stand at a '-poin't below fthe collar having a connection through tension means With the/cap.

F8. A costumer vhaving a stand to Whichis Y Y aiixed fa slotted supporting-Cap, a collar slidableon Ithe stand toward `and from the cap, and arack arm' having at one end a head and pivote-d at the other to the collar for loose extension through Vthe cap slot and slidably supportedthereby either relatively vertically Vor horizontally, Vthe arm head being engageable with the cap to serve as a stop for movement-'of the collar away therefrom when the arm is swung to vertical position.

9; A costumer having a stand from which is laterally extended a cantilever har, a slotted l Cap near the top of the stand, tension means extending `hetween'the capand bar ends, a collar slidableon the stand vbetween the bar and cap, and a plurality of rack arms pivoted to the collarfand extended past the tension means through the cap to derive therefrom'a'sliding support through various angular vpositions which fdepend upon vertical yadjustment of the collar.

` LTHAR R. ZIFFERER. 

